Saturday
Royals 81 Wolves 78
The weekend started with a good battle on Saturday. The Wolves had a halftime lead, but the Royals reversed that in the second half on their way to an 81-78 win. After missing their first two games, Dyllan Hanna and Jamia Carter helped the team get the victory.
Royals: Stephens 18/6r McDaniel 16 Jackson 11/8r Mizukawa 9/8r/9a Hanna 9/6r Hart 8 Mazyck 5 Carter 5
Wolves: Webb 19 Harris 16/9r Gray 15 Asiasi 13/11r Fitzgerald-Greer 8 McGee 7 Gonzalez 0
Blaze 109 Reign 68
Finalized stats are not available for this game at publication, but this was another dominant win for the Blaze as they captured all four quarters. Kharyssa Richardson led the Reign in the 109-68 defeat as she made her debut this weekend alongside Malia Latu.
Swish 85 Phoenix 66
The Swish started well and built a big lead on their way to an 85-66 win. The Phoenix did at least win the last quarter and got closer to full strength with debuts from Lovely Sonnier and Sabrina Ma.
Phoenix: Cain 15/8r Moore 14/8a Lawson 12/8r Sonnier 12 Ma 7 Michelis 4 A. Wilson 2/11r J. Wilson 0
Swish: Ogele 18/7r Contreras 16 Holland 15/6a Harris 10/9r Avent 10 Lewis 6/8r Jackson 6/6r McPhaul 4
Riptide 71 Titans 53
The last game of the day also got decided fairly quickly as Riptide took a big lead by halftime. Destiny Jackson was the bright spot for the Titans, which did grab the last quarter before losing 71-53. Daylee Dunn made her debut for the Titans and Brittany Woodard also made her return to the league.
Titans: Jackson 21 Bucher 8 Richter 6 Faasolo 5 Hiraki 4/8r Woo 3/7r Arnoldi 3 Dunn 2 Woodard 0 Andersen 0
Riptide: Richards 12 Tonga 11/9r McDonald-Perry 10/8r Finau 10/6r/6a Whitfield 8/10r Armendariz 8 Hamilton 8 Linzie 2 Sterling 2 Smith 0 Woods 0
Sunday
Blaze 107 Wolves 80
Stats have not quite been finalized for the first Sunday game yet, but the Wolves did start the game well. The Blaze controlled the rest of the proceedings though and Koi Love and Eboni Walker paced them on the scoring front for a 107-80 win to continue to hold the top spot in the standings.
Phoenix 94 Royals 79
Sabrina Ma and the Phoenix started this game well with a big first quarter. Teonni McDaniel and the Royals responded by dominating the second quarter to take a halftime lead. The Phoenix fought back in the second half though and got the 93-79 win. Kiari Roberts, who is a Northern California native who just finished her last season of college play at Tennessee State, made her debut for the Royals. Tameiya Sadler, who is a Northern California native coming off of her first professional season overseas, made her debut for the Phoenix.
Royals: McDaniel 30 Mizukawa 14/7r Jackson 13/12r Mazyck 13 Carter 5 Hanna 2 Stephens 1 Roberts 1 Hart 0
Phoenix: Ma 20 Moore 18/8r/7a A. Wilson 17/7r Cain 15/9r Michelis 9/6r Tameilau 9 Sadler 3 J. Wilson 2
Reign 91 Titans 74
The two winless teams met with Destiny Jackson leading the Titans again as they had the lead after the first quarter. The Reign got the game closer by halftime and Diamond and Kharyssa Richardson helped them control the fourth quarter to win 91-74.
Reign: D. Richardson 24 K. Richardson 23/13r Thomas 16/10r Julien 9 San Juan 7 Williams 7 Jackson 5 Yniguez 0 Latu 0 Ramirez 0
Titans: Jackson 30/6a Hiraki 13/8r Dunn 8/7r Richter 8 Andersen 6 Bucher 5 Woo 4/9r Love-Sangco 0 Arnoldi 0
Swish 84 Riptide 81
The weekend ended with an excellent game that went down to the wire. Alexis Whitfield led the Riptide, but the Swish were able to do enough down the stretch to win 84-81.
Swish: Lewis 17 Contreras 14 Holland 11/9a Harris 10/11r Avent 10 Jackson 9 Ogele 8/10r McPhaul 5
Riptide: Whitfield 25 Hamilton 16 Finau 14/10r Sterling 8/8r Armendariz 5 Richards 5 Linzie 4 McDonald-Perry 2 Woods 2 Cooper 0 Tonga 0 Smith 0
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